The very strong interest in the ABC's Vote Compass shows Australians remain intensely interested in politics and public policy. But it also tells us a lot about the failure of our political parties to connect with us.

ABC reporter Linton Besser reveals the frightening, frustrating, and at times "comical" details of how he and cameraman Louie Eroglu came to be arrested, detained and threatened with charges while working on a Four Corners investigation in Malaysia.